Open Evening at Cistercian College

Sample the school life experience

Excitement is building at Cistercian College Roscrea, based in the heart of Ireland. A school offering day, five-day and seven-day boarding hosts an ‘Open Evening and Live in Experience’ for prospective students and their families from 3pm on Friday, September 27.

The ‘Live in Experience’ is open to boys who are interested in the college’s day, five-day and seven-day boarding programmes. Prospective boarders will have the opportunity to stay overnight and gain experience of what “home away from home” is like at Cistercian College. Enrolment for both day and boarding at the college continues to be on the upward trend, the current academic year has seen another increase in student numbers. The College has day and boarding options to meet each family’s individual needs.

The college continues its proud tradition of achieving top marks in this year’s Leaving certificate examinations. The holistic focus of a ‘A Place To Grow’ includes debating, public speaking, presenting and study skills. The college’s wellbeing programmes assist the boys holistic development, aiding their ability to meet the demands of secondary school and preparing them not just for exams but for life.

The college has produced excellent results in national athletics, basketball, rugby, hurling and golf. Rugby has been substantially bolstered with the appointment of Mr Mark Butler, having coached with Munster and Ireland underage grades. A year which saw, three of the senior rugby team starting for the Ireland U18s against England in the Summer Series in South Africa, an unprecedented milestone for the college, the students and their families. Mr Tommy Dunne, captain and All Ireland winner with Tipperary, was appointed as Director of Hurling last season, where we won a Leinster title and reached the All-Ireland Semi-Final, an outstanding achievement. Hurling remains a cornerstone of our sport offering in the college. We are very proud of all of our county panellists and players over the recent months.

Golf continues to grow, led by the college’s Director of Golf, PGA Advanced Coach and Elite Performance Coach, Mr Bobby King. It boasts an indoor golf room, with Trackman Golf Simulator, artificial green as well as outside golf training facilities.

Music is a huge part of life in Cistercian College with a rich heritage led by Musical Director, Mr William Cullagh. Music is built around three key events, the annual musical opera, the stunning Christmas carol service in Mount St Joesph Abbey with the finale being the arts evening at University Concert Hall in Limerick.

Cistercian College President, Mr Colm Maloney, is looking forward to welcoming students and parents to one of Ireland’s leading secondary schools.

“Cistercian College is a unique place to learn, develop and grow, the open day led by our very proud current students, parents and staff, will showcase the College, as well as providing dinner and refreshments for all guests in the College refectory, in keeping with the rich tradition of Cistercian hospitality. We look forward to welcoming all.”

For further information and to pre-register for the event, interested students and parents are invited to visit https://www.ccr.ie/septemberopenday, email the college admissions team at admissions@ccr.ie or call (0505) 23344.